fiending
n.— «He was afraid the crack house would sell out. This happens. Cops call it the “fiending” frenzy.» —“Day of Promise, Night of Waste” by Paul Vitello Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.) Jan. 22, 1989. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
fiending
n.— «He was afraid the crack house would sell out. This happens. Cops call it the “fiending” frenzy.» —“Day of Promise, Night of Waste” by Paul Vitello Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.) Jan. 22, 1989. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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